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6th May, Thursday
Today's meetings 8.30am - 9am: attendance and announcements meeting - all students 9am: optional study groups 10am: ITC Review (10.30am:...

Caitlin Baird
May 6, 20212 min read
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5th May, Wednesday
Today's meetings 8.30am - 9am: attendance and announcements meeting 10am: MANDATORY study groups/workshops - enter via these links or...

Caitlin Baird
May 5, 20215 min read
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Pearson FAQ articles for students
I wanted to share Pearson's site with answers to common student questions. Note you can also contact their IT department directly. "Using...

Caitlin Baird
May 4, 20211 min read
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help for Pearson simulations for Office on Mac
Pearson doesn't recognize my keyboard shortcuts. From Pearson: "What limitations exist when using the MyLab IT simulations on a Mac? Most...

Caitlin Baird
May 4, 20213 min read
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note re: upload attempts on Pearson
I have updated the courses. You should now have 5 attempts for Graders, 3 for "Exams," and unlimited for simulations.

Caitlin Baird
May 4, 20211 min read
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4th May, Tuesday incl answers from progress emails
Good morning! Apparently it's US National Teachers' Day too, so shout out to all the education students. World Teachers' Day is in...

Caitlin Baird
May 4, 20215 min read
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resource reminder: FAQ tags
Common questions are addressed on the FAQ tag. You can also search the site and blog using the engine in the upper right. Click here for...

Caitlin Baird
May 3, 20211 min read
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work with coursemates! (optional)
Click here, then click the name of your course.

Caitlin Baird
May 3, 20211 min read
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questions from emails, answered
When I try to join a Teams meeting, it says "somebody will let you in soon." This means you are signing in with an external email. Sign...

Caitlin Baird
May 3, 20212 min read
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3rd May, Monday: Welcome info + Links
Good morning, everyone! Welcome to the lab, or, if you are a returning student, welcome back. Taking classes online is a learning curve...

Caitlin Baird
May 3, 20219 min read
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30th April, Friday
Today's meetings 8.30am - 9am: attendance and announcements meeting - all students *daily optional study groups 10am: assignment checks...

Caitlin Baird
Apr 30, 20214 min read
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29th April, Thursday
Today's meetings 8.30am - 9am: attendance and announcements meeting - all students 9am: optional study groups 10am: ITC Review (10.30am:...

Caitlin Baird
Apr 29, 20212 min read
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28th April, Wednesday
Today's meetings 8.30am - 9am: attendance and announcements meeting 10am: MANDATORY study groups/workshops - enter via these links or...

Caitlin Baird
Apr 28, 20215 min read
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27th April, Tuesday
Today's meetings 8.30am - 9am: attendance and announcements meeting - all students 9am - noon: optional peer study time - please use...

Caitlin Baird
Apr 27, 20214 min read
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Pearson students: how to turn on pop-ups (necessary for simulation activities)
First, figure out which browser you are using. Click here to read the below sourced article on its original site. You need to turn on...

Caitlin Baird
Apr 26, 20214 min read
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26th April, Monday: Welcome info + Links
Good morning, everyone! Welcome to the lab, or, if you are a returning student, welcome back. Taking classes online is a learning curve...

Caitlin Baird
Apr 26, 20219 min read
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how to change cm to inches (or vice versa) in Office
Windows: File tab > Options > Advanced > Display > Display units (select from list) Mac: Program menu (next to the Apple button) >...

Caitlin Baird
Apr 23, 20211 min read
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fields for headers/footers in Office
If Pearson requests that you include file name or type, page number, date, etc etc in your header/footer, they are asking you to use...

Caitlin Baird
Apr 23, 20211 min read
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help for MSE Grader 2 Module 8 functions/formulas
Step 1 note it asks for today's date. they want you to use the TODAY function, not the DATE function. Step 4 + 5 note that if you get...

Caitlin Baird
Apr 23, 20213 min read
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my Teams crashed! here are the answers from the meeting
How to update file type for Word on a Mac: File > Properties. It should be an obvious (if your document is a .doc) button. If there's no...

Caitlin Baird
Apr 23, 20211 min read
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